2012 final Flashcards
What exerts negative feedback on FSH?
Inhibin-A
Biopsy of a 27-year old showed neurofibrillary tangles and plaques. Diagnose.
▪ Down syndrome
▪ Alzheimer’s disease
▪ Down syndrome
What is the effect of inflammatory cytokines on recurrent miscarriage?
Apoptosis of trophoblasts
Which breast quadrant is the most involved in pathologies?
Upper outer
A pregnant woman was examined and the baby’s head was in the suprapubic area and the back was in the left middle area. Where will you auscultate for the heart sounds?
▪ Left upper abdominal area
▪ Left lower abdominal area
▪ Above the umbilicus
▪ Left lower abdominal area
- Auscultation is best heart at the most convex area, i.e. baby’s back in this case is in the left lower abdominal area
Which drug if used in the first trimester causes nasal hypoplasia?
Warfarin
What is true regarding norgestimate?
▪ Estrogen analog ▪ Can be taken in pregnancy ▪ Contraindicated in breast feeding ▪ Minimal androgenic activity ▪ Increase HDL
▪ Minimal androgenic activity
What is true regarding hormone replacement therapy for menopausal woman?
▪ More effective if given earlier
▪ Reverses bone damage
▪ Cause hot flashes
▪ More effective if given earlier
What is the normal length of the menstrual cycle?
21 to 35 days
Calculate the delivery date if the last menstrual period is 10 – 1 – 2016.
17–10–2016
A 22-year old women who is pregnant for the 5t h time has a history of 2 spontaneous abortions at 8 and 9 weeks of gestation, respectively. She also has a history of 2 preterm deliveries with 2 live babies. What is the parity code?
G5 P(0+2+2+2)
What best describes a parasitic infection transmitted from the mother to the fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy?
▪ Microvascular disease ▪ Cerebral infarction ▪ Cerebral hemorrhage ▪ Ring enhancing lesion ▪ Multiple abscess ▪ Multiple tumors ▪ Encephalitis ▪ Meningoencephalitis
▪ Ring enhancing lesion
- Due to toxoplasmosis
What best cerebral malaria?
▪ Ring enhancing lesion ▪ Cerebral infarction ▪ Cerebral hemorrhage ▪ Multiple abscess ▪ Multiple tumors ▪ Encephalitis ▪ Microvascular disease ▪ Meningoencephalitis
▪ Microvascular disease
Accelerated follicular atresia with abnormal ovulation occur in which case?
48-year old woman with irregular menstrual cycles
A decrease in progesterone and estradiol after disintegration of the corpus luteum with constriction of the spiral arteries causes blood loss from endometrium. In which case does the previous scenario apply?
A 20-year old female with regular menstrual cycle